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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by smelendez on Saturday August 19, 2017 @02:20PM (#15054793)
I'm not a fan either, but I think the point is more that other cultures, and even earlier US generations, didn't see it as creepy.

But some of those generations would be creeped out by women wearing pants and short skirts, men wearing jeans everywhere, and people talking openly about sex and menstruation.

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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by dpark on Saturday August 19, 2017 @04:57PM (#15055555)
Cultural expectations have certainly shifted. I just don't think "prudish" is the appropriate word. No one, e.g., thinks it's prudish to want privacy when taking a shit. The fact that nudity is involved isn't, to me at least, sufficient to label it "prudish".
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Re:Mastodon is big in Japan, and the reason why is uncomfort... by goodbye- on Saturday August 19, 2017 @10:55PM (#15056785)
Perhaps trying to defend yourself with the example of "taking a shit" is orthogonal to taking a shower.
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